Kiss My Ass - Country Joe McDonald

I got out of school and I was feeling kinda down

I thought I’d join the Army just to take a look around

I went on down to the recruiter man

And that’s when all my troubles began

Well, I’ve been up, down and around

This country more than a couple of times

But I never knew until I got into the Army

That thinking for yourself was a crime

Get over here, stand over there

Let’s see your identification

Shut your mouth, son, get back in line

We’re sending you to South East Asia

Well, they gave me some shoes that hurt my feet

They gave me some food not fit to eat

They told me that I wasn’t fighting alone

They sent me to Saigon and they stayed home

Well, I’ve been up, down and around

This country more than a couple of times

But I never knew until I got into the Army

That thinking for yourself was a crime

Get over here, stand over there

Let’s see your identification

Shut your mouth, son, get back in line

We’re sending you to South East Asia

All right

One, two, three, four

We don’t want your fuckin' war

Get someone else, hey don’t get me

Left, right, left, right

You know the whole damn thing puts me uptight

I done my duty and I fought my fight

And I thought I knew I was doing right

But that’s all over, I’m free at last

An' if they want any more, they can kiss my ass

'Cause I’ve been up and down and around

This country more than a couple of times

But I never knew until I got into the Army

That thinking for yourself was a crime

Get over here, stand over there

Let’s see your identification

Shut your mouth, son, get back in line

We’re sending you to South East Asia — like hell